“We couldn’t change anything, and in times of war, people become helpless and vulnerable.”

“I couldn’t help but feel as if everyone had lied about everything. We all had secrets. We all had a dark side to our innocent cover. I wondered what we would be like, if we had been completely honest with each other in the first place. Maybe more people would be alive, but then again, more people could be dead.”

“We are causing war and destruction among ourselves for all the wrong reasons.”

“War makes animals of men, and we can't let that happen to us. If we do, we won't have any chance of survival.”

“Why do they hate us?" He paused. "We didn't do anything wrong.”

“I know you better then anyone. You’re practically my son, and I think that it’s the fact that you don’t want to see her leave. You are afraid of change.” He paused; he was right. “You are afraid that she will change.”

“She was always daydreaming. She never wanted to live in the real world; she always seemed to be separated from other children her age. They couldn’t understand her or her imagination. She was always thinking outside of the box, breaking rules, and only following what her heart told her was right.”